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Four methods for cooking hamburgers
Projects

The four best ways to cook a burger

Use these Saveur Test Kitchen-approved methods to impress your friends and family.

Viruses like influenza often evolve in livestock, like the pigs pictured here.
COVID-19

There’s a dangerous virus brewing in pigs—but there’s no need to panic yet

Monitoring our growing livestock populations will be crucial for preventing the next pandemic.

backcountry flying
Aviation

Flying over mountains isn’t as scary (or hard) as you might think

A pilot details her return to the high-country skies.

person putting soap on hands
COVID-19

We already know how to beat COVID-19 in three easy steps

Mask up, lather up, and keep your distance.

Hands on laptop
Tech Hacks

Small, game-changing utilities for Windows and macOS

Good things come in small packages.

All-Electric Mustang Mach-E 1400 Prototype
Electric Vehicles

This 1400-horsepower Mustang Mach-E foreshadows Ford’s electric car future

It takes seven motors to push all that power.

Friends.
Evolution

Humans owe our evolutionary success to friendship

Cooperation is the key to long-term survival.

An Audubon's shearwater over water
Birds

Bird names are due for an anti-racist reckoning

The McCown’s longspur has sparked debate over the troubling histories reflected in some species' names.

a man in a car wearing a mask is having his temperature taken by someone wearing protective gloves
COVID-19

COVID-19 temperature checks might do more harm than good

Fevers aren't a reliable filter for keeping COVID spreaders out of crowded spaces.

A man with a beard draws back on a hand-made bow and arrow set.
Projects

How to build your own bow and arrows when you’re lost in the wild

If you’re stranded in the backcountry, knowing how to fashion a self-made bow can keep you alive.

rabbit
Diseases

What to know about ‘Bunny Ebola,’ the rabbit virus sweeping the Southwest US

It's hardy, contagious, and risky to wild animals and pets.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, destroyed homes and lives.
Ask Us Anything

Earthquakes can cause serious psychological aftershocks

Anxiety disorders affect tens of millions of people around the world. Natural disasters might make those numbers worse.

A toddler dressed as Wonder Woman
COVID-19

Eight summer activity ideas that will boost kids’ brains

And give adults a little break, too.

COVID-19 masks
Vaccines

Kids may spread COVID-19 more than previously assumed

Here’s what you need to know this week.

People having an outdoor barbecue
COVID-19

How (and when) to put together a social bubble

Flatten the curve first, then join a quaranteam.

burger king on london street
Global Warming

The inconvenient truth about Burger King’s ‘reduced methane’ Whopper

Feed additives could reduce emissions from cow burps, but the research used by the fast food chain has limitations.

cars flooded by water
COVID-19

How to evacuate and find emergency shelter during a pandemic

If you prepare now, it'll be much easier to get up and get out.

Astronauts having fun
Mars

For astronauts in space, play is a way to stay safe

Keeping shuttle residents entertained is a serious business.

Leica M10-R
Cameras

Leica’s new $8,300 M10-R still feels like a camera from the ‘50s

The 40-megapixel camera still accepts lenses dating back almost 70 years.

Lady Baltimore Cake
Projects

Twelve gorgeous layer cakes to make right now

Cake doesn't have to be a lie.